Orthodox Christians filled a Jerusalem Church to celebrate the Holy Light ceremony, before it is transported to Greece to ...

The Holy Light arrived in Greece on Holy Saturday and will be making its way across the country as Greeks prepare to mark ...

The Easter Vigil, also known as the Paschal Vigil, is a candle lit, incense infused liturgy in traditional Christian churches ...

JERUSALEM -- On the Saturday before Easter, thousands of Christians gather in the cavernous Church of the Holy Sepulcher for ...

This year’s Easter celebrations in the Holy Land are expected to unfold under a complex and emotional landscape as war ...

Catholics celebrated Easter Vigil in the Holy Night at St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican on Saturday, marking what Pope ...

A Paschal candle that - due to the death of the Pope - has become a funeral candle beside the Holy Father. The candle was ...

Bishop Michael F. Burbidge celebrated Easter Vigil Mass at the Cathedral of St. Thomas More in Arlington April 19, ...

Holy Week serves as a moment for parishioners to celebrate ... Schenck will then build a fire at the back of the church, before lighting the Easter candle and carrying it to the front of the sanctuary ...

Parishioners washed each other’s feet during the Maundy Thursday mass at Holy Cross church in Santa Cruz this week, as part ...

JERUSALEM — On the Saturday before Easter, thousands of Christians ... for a centuries-old ceremony known as the Holy Fire. Holding unlit candles, they pack into the sprawling 12th century ...